More on Revising
This makes the third week of revising my new manuscript. Week 3. Over 21 days. It feels like way, way longer than that. Like years...
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*Note from Jaime: these entries are all so old but I can't bring myself to delete them! Maybe someday I'll add more...
berryjaime
- Oct 9, 2019
- 2 min
A Halloween Haunting
Every October I'm reminded of the time I met Joan Bauer. I'd joined a critique group and one of my critique partners compared my story to...
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berryjaime
- Aug 21, 2019
- 1 min
Climbing Mountains
I’ve sort of been thinking of the journey to publication like hiking up a mountain. There are all these obstacles, but for the most part,...
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berryjaime
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Word Choice
My son once asked if I knew that crowned eagles ate baby cantaloupes. I never told him he'd misheard or misunderstood, and it was...
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berryjaime
- Jul 6, 2019
- 2 min
First Drafts
What you see on the right is my picture. What you see on the left is a portrait my 6-year-old drew of me recently. He worked so hard. He...
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berryjaime
- May 16, 2019
- 2 min
Calling it Quits
I’ve been working on this middle grade magical realism story since before my now two-year-old was born. The first draft is such a...
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berryjaime
- Apr 13, 2019
- 1 min
There is no kingdom like the forests. -- Ursula K. LeGuinn, The Farthest Shore
My family hikes almost every weekend. We often go to the exact same trail, but it always looks a bit different, reminding me what an...
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berryjaime
- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
More Revision
Revising is hard. Really hard. I keep reminding myself that this hard work will pay off, that it will make the story better, that...
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berryjaime
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
Expectations
My two-year-old ripped the wrapping off his first present, clutched it to his chest, and yelled, "A box. Me love it!" Then we got him to...
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berryjaime
- Mar 31, 2018
- 2 min
Writing Lessons from a Five Year Old
I love rules, and better yet, handbooks, so I can refer back to the rules I’ve forgotten. My middle son has chosen a different route....
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